#9fa0a2

Color #9fa0a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.59 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9fa0a2

RGB

rgb(159, 160, 162)

HSL

hsl(220, 1.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 1.9%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 1.2%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(65.84, 0.03, -1.16)

LCH

lch(65.84, 1.16, 271.48)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0031, 264.47)

HWB

hwb(220, 62.4%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a19f

Analogous

#9fa1a2

#9fa0a2

#9f9fa2

Triadic

#9fa0a2

#a29fa0

#a0a29f

Split-complementary

#9fa0a2

#a29f9f

#a1a29f

Tetradic

#9fa0a2

#a19fa2

#a2a19f

#a0a29f

Square

#9fa0a2

#a29fa1

#a2a19f

#9fa29f

Shades

Color #9fa0a2 mixed toward black.

#848588

#696a6d

#4f5051

#353536

#1a1b1b

Tints

Color #9fa0a2 mixed toward white.

#afb0b1

#bfc0c1

#cfcfd0

#dfdfe0

#efefef

Tones

Color #9fa0a2 mixed toward gray.

#9fa0a2

#9fa0a1

#a0a0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa2 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa1 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#9fa1a1 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 1.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9fa0a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9fa0a2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#9fa0a2 (#9fa0a2) is rgb(159, 160, 162) in RGB.

No, #9fa0a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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